Horse hay-rake



W. D. STROUD.

' Horse Hay-Raka.

Pateted Jan. 13, 1880. yw 5x PHO]'0U1HOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PAT-ENT `OFF1cE.'

WILLIAM D. STROUD, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN HORSE HAY-RAKE.

, SPEOIFIGATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 223,553, dated January 13, 1880.

' Application filed November 1'4, 1879.

` 170 altwhom 'it may concem Be it known that I, WM. D. STROUD, of

U Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Rakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a i full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters 'of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this tional View, showing the clutch and mechani ism for throwing the rake-shaft into gear with ranged on opposite sides of the same.

the wheel Fig. 5, a detached view of one of the rake-sections, and Fig. 6 a detached front elevation of the ratchet-wheel and the pawl for Operating the same, The letter A indicates the truck or frame o the rake, which is provided with a series of bearings, B, in which is journaled a shaft or aXle, C, which is capable of turning freely in said bearings. The said bearings are arranged at equal distances apart, and between them are located the rake-sections D, consisting each of two sets of rake-teeth,` which are passed through the short beams E, which are parallel with the shaft or axle O, and ar- The . ends of the opposite sets of teeth, after passnected by a rod, H, to a lever, I, fulcrumed to the front of the frame A in such position as to be readily under control of the driver. Said lever is connected, by means of link K, to

an angle-levcr, L, fulcrumed to the frame, and

said lever K connects with a lever, M, which is bifurcated at its lower end, and sets over the shaft or axle O, just behind a springclutch, N, secured to said shaft. Said clutch consists ofa l'oose sleeve provided with projections n, extending through recesses in arigidlysecured shoulder on the axle or shaft. Said sleeve contains a spiral spring, O, which keeps the sleeve in a normal positionthat is, thrown back so as to release the projections n from the apertnres P. i

The letter P indicates a series of apertures in the face of the wheel, with which the pro- `jections on the sleeve may be caused to engage, when the sleeve is shifted from its normal position, through thegnedium of the v'arious levers.

The rake, when one set of its teeth is in workin g position, is held by the spring-pawl G, which enters one of the ratchet-teeth f; but when it is desired to shift the rake for dumping7 by Operating the lever I the springpawls G and N will be operated, one to release the ratchet-teeth f and the other to engage the apertures P in the wheel, thereby throwing theparts into such position as to cause the wheel to rotate the axle a' half-revolution, and carry the rake-teeth of one set between the clearing-teeth R; secured to the rear of the frame, the other-set being thrown i'nto working position.

The face of the disk F is provided with a series of radial ratchets, with which one end of a lever, S, fulcrumed to the axle, is adapted to engage, the forward end of said lever being under the control of the driver. This lever is for the purpose of enabling the driver to adjust the rake -teeth irrespective of the operation of the wheel when it is necessary, which is done by elevating the forward end of the lever, then causing its rear end. to engage the proper rat-chet-tooth on the face of the disk F, and then depressing the forward end of said lever so as to rotate the disk.

Havng thus described my invention, What In testimony that I ola'im the foregoing I elaim, and desire toseoure by Letters Pathave hereunto set my hand this 6th day of Io ent', is- November, 1879.

111 combination Wit-h the axle of a horsef 5 rake, the parallel beams on opposite sides of M' D' STROUD' the same, and the rake-teeth passing through Witnesses: said beams and beut around the axle, sub- A. E. STROUTD,

stantally as l(md for the purpose specified. 1 OHAS. R. NEVITT, Jr. 

